WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20: RED AUERBACH

Profile America — Thursday, September 20th.  Today marks the 95th anniversary of the birth of one of basketball's most famous personalities — Red Auerbach.  As coach of the Boston Celtics, he won nine NBA titles.  After retiring as coach, he became general manager, then president until his death in 2006.  He was an early backer of hiring African-American players, and developed the fast break as a potent offensive weapon.  Auerbach was named the greatest coach in NBA history and is widely considered to be the greatest sports executive of all time.  Among U.S. adults, more than 8.5 million attend NBA games each year.  You can find more facts about America's people, places and economy, from the American Community Survey at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2012, p. 461
               www.nba.com/celtics/history/Red_Auerbach.html
               Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 1246

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau